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A VISION OF ANGELS

A suicide bomb plot for Easter Sunday in Jerusalem sets off a chain of events that weaves together the lives of an American journalist, Israeli war hero, Palestinian farmer, and Christian grocer. GRAND PRIZE, RHODE ISLAND INT'L FILM FESTIVAL'S SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

Synopsis

Alerted to a suicide bomb plot, Major Jakov Levy orders the closure of the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Unable to get his trucks to market, a prominent Palestinian farmer, Amin Mousa, dumps truckloads of tomatoes in a refugee camp, which is reported by CNN. David Kessler, an American journalist, decides to go to Gaza for Amin’'s story.

Unbeknownst to David, Amin Mousa has been aiding Hamas militants who plot to sneak the bomb out of Gaza in David’'s car and retrieve it when he returns to his apartment in Jerusalem. Their plans are thwarted when David unexpectedly spends the night in Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, an Hamas member confesses to the bomb plot, and the race is on to find David and retrieve the bomb before the terrorists can.

David picks up a friend, Issa, with whom he plans to attend Good Friday services at a desert monastery. At a checkpoint, the bomb is discovered in David's car and Issa is killed. His death sets off a round of violence in which Major Levy'’s daughter is mortally wounded. Amin Mousa, exposed as an Hamas sympathizer and financially ruined, commits suicide. David is deported.

‘A Vision of Angels’ is a story of the human drama behind the peace process. It is also a story of hope. Through his daughter's death, Major Levy and his estranged son find a path to reconciliation. But not before his son has been arrested for organizing a candlelight vigil banned by the government. Despite the ban, in an outpouring of support, people throughout Israel and the Palestinian Territories light candles in a simple and powerful plea for peace.

Written by:

Timothy Jay Smith

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Format:

Screenplay

Genres:

Drama Thriller LGBTQ

Budget:

Modest

Starring Roles For:

Omar Metwally
a young sean penn type
Rachel McAdams

In the Vein Of:

Babel
O Jerusalem
Walk on Water

Posted:

10/22/2006

Updated:

08/22/2020

Author Bio:

Raised crisscrossing America pulling a small green trailer behind the family car, Timothy Jay Smith developed a ceaseless wanderlust that has taken him around the world many times. En route, he’s found the characters that people his work. Polish cops and Greek fishermen, mercenaries and arms dealers, child prostitutes and wannabe terrorists, Indian Chiefs and Indian tailors: he’s hung with them all in an unparalleled international career that’s seen him smuggle banned plays from behind the Iron Curtain, maneuver through Occupied Territories, represent the U.

Contest Results:

WriteMovies Monthly (WMCm) (First Place) [2016]
ISA Fast Track (Finalist) [2016]
RIIFF/Rhode Island (First Place, Grand Prize Winner) [2002]
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